It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) De Leon has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. De Leon has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in De Leon than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, De Leon may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.53 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, De Leon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in De Leon with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.07% of adults in De Leon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in De Leon in 2022 was $24,221, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,884 for a family of four. However, De Leon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
De Leon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call De Leon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of De Leon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. De Leon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.44% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in De Leon include German, Irish, English, French, and European.
The most common language spoken in De Leon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
